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The ritter Surname

ritter Name Meaning and History

German: from Middle High German rit(t)er ‘knight’, ‘mounted warrior’, Middle Low German ridder, applied as a status name, occupational name, or nickname. Compare Knight.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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The ritter name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the ritter family name as far back in history as possible.

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Distribution of ritter Families in the US in 1920
Number of ritter families
 452-901
 151-451		 1-150
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Compiled by Ancestry.com from the 1920 US Federal Census records

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